The Springfield Project

05/09/2026

The Great Sparkhill Shake & Shape Up at Sparkhill Park! 😀🍎🍏 Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre

Join us next Saturday 12 September 2-4pm at Sparkhill Park for a fun-filled event for all ages! 🌳🍎🍏

Come along and enjoy:
🚲 Make your own delicious smoothie on our smoothie bike
💬 Chat with health professionals
🏃‍♀️ Fun exercise activities for children and adults
☀️ Plenty of opportunities to get active, have fun and enjoy together

Bring your family and friends and come along for an afternoon of fun, movement and healthy living. We’d love to see you there! 💚

03/09/2026

✨ Roti Reinvented – Zero Waste Cooking Class | 8.09.26! ✨
Celebrating Zero Waste Week 2026 – 7th to 11th September! ♻️

To celebrate Waste Week 2026, why not join us and ecobirmingham for a FREE class? ♻️

📆 Tuesday 8th September
🕐 12.30pm–2.30pm
📍 Springfield Project, The Springfield Centre, Springfield Road, Birmingham B13 9NY

Together we'll be making:
🥧 Mini quiches – using roti instead of pastry
🧀 Quesadillas – using roti as a tortilla wrap
Plus a sweet treat demo! 🍫

All recipes are family friendly and designed around using up leftovers and scraps, while showing creative ways to use everyday ingredients differently.

♻️This session is part of Building Greener Communities, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, supporting people across Birmingham to take practical action for a greener, healthier and more sustainable future.

👉 Click the link in our bio to book your place – LIMITED SPACES available online:
http://www.ecobirmingham.com/.../building-greener.../

*Source: WRAP, July 2025

02/09/2026

🌟 Here are some highlights from our last Summer Stay & Play session! 🌟 Startwell

We celebrated Raksha Bandhan by making pasta bracelets, supporting Sammy Skills and Suzy Startwell. 💕

We also explored oral health with Smiley Shen, including toothbrushing, reducing sugary foods and drinks, and visiting the dentist regularly. 🦷

Families enjoyed cheese toasties and a fun trip to the local park, with walking, parachute games, bubbles, and balls, promoting Active Azra and 180 Katie. 🌳🏃‍♀️
A fun week of learning, playing and staying active! 😊

We hope you all had a great summer 🌞

02/09/2026

ecobirmingham will be back on Thursday 10th September with FREE energy advice at The Springfield Project.

💡TOMORROW 📆 Thursday 3rd September we're back @ Moseley Hive with FREE energy advice, part of Community Trust's food pantry and lunch club👇

📍Location: Moseley Hive, 93a Alcester Road
⏰ 11am – 2pm

Come along and speak to our energy advisors for energy advice and support. Learn about how you can start making steps to keep warm this winter and save money on your bills.

No booking required - Just drop by:
🔗 https://ecobirmingham.com/product-category/energy-advice/

Check out our website for more info and what's on the rest of the month including more pop up energy advice The Springfield Project on Thursday 10th September.
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28/08/2026

🌞 Summer Stay & Play Highlights at The Springfield Project last week 🌞 Startwell

Last week, National Allotments Week, the European Athletics Championships, and National Plum Day gave families lots of opportunities to learn through play.

Children enjoyed growing cress, exploring a harvesting sensory box, completing obstacle courses, and taking part in plum tasting and printing activities. Parents were also introduced to 180 Katie, Fay 5 a Day, 2 Snacks Max, and Sammy Skills to support healthy eating and active play at home.

26/08/2026

The Great Sparkhill Shake & Shape Up
12 September 12-2pm Sparkhill Park ☀😀🍎🍏
All ages welcome for this fun summer event. Make your own smoothie with our smoothie bike, talk to health professionals, children's and adults' exercise all in Sparkhill Park
Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre ecobirmingham

25/08/2026

Stories 4 Nature at the Midlands Arts Centre - MAC in September - Saturday 19th September
⏰10:30am - 11:30am
🎟️ Drop-in
💚 Part of MAC's Big Green Weekender

📣Good news!! 🐞📖 Stories 4 Nature is coming back to the Midlands Arts Centre - MAC this September. 👇

💚 Join us for fun storytelling filled with smiles and the magic of the natural world, sensory adventures and nature crafts for preschoolers and their grown-ups!

📍Midlands Arts Centre - MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

📅 Thursday 10th & 17th September
⏰10:30am - 11:30am
🎟️ Booking Required
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/product/stories4nature/

AND

📅 Saturday 19th September
⏰10:30am - 11:30am
🎟️ Drop-in
💚 Part of MAC's Big Green Weekender

We can't wait, see you there!
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National Literacy Trust in Birmingham / SustainaBrum / Northfield Community Partnership / Family Fun In Brum / Naturally Birmingham / Birmingham Friends of the Earth / The Springfield Project / Allens Cross Community Garden

25/08/2026

✨ Roti Reinvented – Zero Waste Cooking Class | 8.09.26! ✨🥙

Celebrating Zero Waste Week 2026 – 7th to 11th September! ♻️

Bread and flatbreads are everyday staples, but these products are also among the most wasted foods in UK homes. In fact, we throw away around 960 tonnes of bread every single day!* 🍞

Join us for a fun, hands-on cooking class where we'll give leftover rotis a new lease of life and show just how versatile they can be!

Together we'll be making:
🥧 Mini quiches – using roti instead of pastry
🧀 Quesadillas – using roti as a tortilla wrap
Plus a sweet treat demo! 🍫

All recipes are family friendly and designed around using up leftovers and scraps, while showing creative ways to use everyday ingredients differently.

You'll pick up practical cooking skills, discover money-saving ideas and learn simple ways to make the most of the food you already have at home.

🌱 £1 to book
👩‍🍳 All ingredients provided
🤝 Meet local people and learn something new
♻️ Discover creative ways to reduce food waste

📆 Tuesday 8th September
🕐 12.30pm–2.30pm
📍 Springfield Project, The Springfield Centre, Springfield Road, Birmingham B13 9NY

This session is part of Building Greener Communities, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, supporting people across Birmingham to take practical action for a greener, healthier and more sustainable future.

👉 Click the link in our bio to book your place – LIMITED SPACES available online:
http://www.ecobirmingham.com/.../building-greener.../

*Source: WRAP, July 2025

24/08/2026

🌊🐠 National Marine Week, Play Day & Greek yoghurt with berries Day! 🎉

At our Summer Play and Stay last week, we enjoyed lots of fun activities at our summer stay and play, celebrating the sea, the importance of play and healthy eating!

Children explored marine-themed activities, got active with Active Azra, enjoyed music and movement, and took part in fun shopping and sensory games. 🦀🌊
We also had Greek yoghurt with berries Day, linking in Mickey Me Size and Fay Five a Day. 🍓🥣

A fun-filled time of learning, playing, moving and tasting! 💙

24/08/2026

Join ecobirmingham FREE Level 2 - Cycling Tuition - helping build your confidence cycling on the road 🚲👇
🗓️ Tuesday 25th August
⏰ 1.30pm - 4.30pm
📍 Hub on the Green, Bournville

🎟️ Places are very limited - BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/.../adult-cycling-tuition-level-2/

FREE Level 2 - Cycling Tuition - helping build your confidence cycling on the road 🚲👇

🗓️ Tuesday 25th August
⏰ 1.30pm - 4.30pm
📍 Hub on the Green, Bournville

✨ Taking place on local roads in a small group, giving trainees a real cycling experience in a supported environment.

You will learn how to safely:
🚲 Prepare for on-road cycling
🚲 Position yourself on the road correctly
🚲 Recognise common hazards
🚲 Communicate effectively with other road users
🚲 Pass parked vehicles and side roads safely

🎟️ Places are very limited - BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/product/adult-cycling-tuition-level-2/

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